Daily World Buzz

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

"Jasmine Revolution": an expression that is not unanimously

What name to give to the riots that shook Tunisia since December 17 and that led to the downfall of President Ben Ali? Since last week, called "jasmine revolution" has emerged in the media. The authorship of this phrase has been claimed, Monday, January 17, the Tunisian journalist and blogger Zied El-Heni, very critical of the old regime, even if he works for the daily Essahafa which belongs to the Government Press.

In Tunisia, the first days of a "difficult transition"

In Tunis, an uneasy calm has succeeded the violence on Sunday, but fans of Ben Ali still sow disorder in the city.

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Côte d'Ivoire: Kenyan Prime Minister is trying a new mediation

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the African Union mediator in the Ivorian crisis, arrived in Abidjan Monday, Jan. 17 to try again to convince the outgoing president, Laurent Gbagbo, to cede power. Mr Odinga arrived early afternoon at the airport in Abidjan where he was met with the delegation by the Gbagbo government of Prime Minister, Gilbert N'Gbo Ake and his foreign minister, Alcide Djedje .

The new icons of the revolution Tunisia

There is no revolution without icons. Bouazizi Mohammed, a young graduate Tunisian market, fruit and vegetables that set himself on fire, became a tragic symbol of the "jasmine revolution" that ousted Ben Ali's presidential palace.

Deployed over 580 soldiers to help

RIO DE JANEIRO, 17 Dilma Rousseff Government has deployed 586 soldiers to help rescue efforts in the cities hardest hit by the storm that has struck in recent days to the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. The troops are part of the Army, Navy and Air Force has stated on the Ministry of Social Communication of the Brazilian Government.

They all work in the cities of Nova Friburgo, Petrópolis Teresópolis and where they have more than 652 people died as a result of floods and landslides. The uniforms are designed to meet cleanup of roads, debris removal, distribution of donations, medical support and transportation of victims.

Tunisia: the provisional government formally constituted

Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister last of ousted President Ben Ali, announced Monday, Jan. 17, he had formed a government of national unity three days after the precipitate flight of the president, ousted in a month of street protests. Including three opposition leaders, he will prepare for presidential and legislative elections in the near future.

The Prime Minister, speaking to reporters at the government palace, gave a list of nineteen ministers. Mr Ghannouchi also indicated that the Ministry of Information, accused of censoring the freedom of the press and expression in the country, had been deleted. The Prime Minister has finally announced the upcoming release of all political prisoners and "total freedom of information" in the country.

Canada moves to staff its embassy in Tunisia

The Canadian Government said today that the staff considered nonessential embassy in Tunisia has been transferred temporarily to the violence of the protests in Morocco. The Canadian Foreign Ministry said it had "authorized the transfer of non-essential employees" of the Embassy of Tunisia, although no specific place where they have been displaced.

All services related to trade, "the embassy have been suspended until a further notice" while continuing to provide emergency consular assistance, the ministry also said the Canadian. The Canadian authorities have recommended that their citizens not to travel to Tunisia unless it is essential to the instability that prevails in the country.